TY - BOOK AU - Frey,James TI - A million little pieces SN - 9780719561023 AV - HV5831.M6 F74 2003 U1 - 362.29092 FRE 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - N.A. Talese/Doubleday KW - Frey, James, KW - Drug addicts KW - Rehabilitation KW - Minnesota KW - Biography KW - Opioid-Related Disorders KW - rehabilitation KW - Personal Narrative KW - collective biographies KW - aat KW - Personal narratives KW - fast KW - Biographies KW - lcgft KW - Literary hoaxes KW - rbgenr KW - Récits personnels KW - rvmgf N1 - In response to allegations published in The Smoking Gun Web site that the author had fabricated many of the facts and experiences described in the book, later printings include an insert in which the publisher states that "Memoir is a personal history whose aim is to illuminate, by way of example, events and issues of broader social consequence. By definition, it is highly personal. In the case of Mr. Frey, we decided 'A Million Little Pieces' was his story, told in his own way, and he represented to us that his version of events was true to his recollections. Recent accusations against him notwithstanding, the power of the overall reading experience is such that the book remains a deeply inspiring and redemptive story for millions of readers." N2 - A memoir of drug and alcohol abuse and the rehabilitation experience examines addiction and recovery through the eyes of a man who had taken his addictions to deadly extremes, describing the battle to confront the consequences of his life ER -